welcome back. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. more than 100 lawmakers, republicans and democrats called for his resignation. today, they got it. after a speech to a homeless veterans group, the va secretary eric shinseki met with president obama and formally tendered his resignation. the president praised shin shse for taking action. >> this morning, some of you heard rick take this reaction. he took responsibility and apologized to his fellow veterans and the american people. a few minutes ago, shinseki offered me his own resignation. with considerable regret, i accepted. >> democratic senator blumenthal chairs on the armed services